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They never blame Hillary

4. A president-in-waiting: The last secretary of state to ascend directly to the presidency was James Buchanan. And there’s a reasonable chance that within a few short years, we may witness another such political passage. Indeed, the president-in-waiting trope may well provide a partial clue as to why nobody really wants to cross her.

Everyone in Washington knows Hillary’s run may not be over. So what’s the point in taking her on? Key Republicans seem to like her. Listen to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who is no fan of the president’s foreign policy: “She is extremely well respected throughout the world, handles herself in a very classy way and has a work ethic second to none.”

Nor do the reporters who travel with her have a stake in making enemies. Back in the day, I was on many of those trips: The quarters are close, and your access depends on not alienating people. It’s just too uncomfortable to travel with a secretary of state and their staff if you do. And besides, if you really start being tough, you may not make the access list back home.

Finally, let’s be clear. She shines because not that many others do. We face a galactic leadership deficit in America today. There are plenty of celebrities, to be sure. But not that many politicians with substance, charisma and class.

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In this town, nobody gets a free pass from the press, the pundits and the pols. Nobody, that is, until Hillary Clinton. At the end of her tenure as secretary of state, she alone has emerged virtually unscathed — the lone superstar of the president’s first term.

The last secretary of state to ascend directly to the presidency was James Buchanan. And there’s a reasonable chance that within a few short years, we may witness another such political passage.

Key douchebags, maybe. No one with a brain or any sense of decency has any respect for the miserable POS. Shrillary is a slimeball. She happens to be an idiot, too. Not quite as dumb as Barky but pretty damn close.

She shines because not that many others do. We face a galactic leadership deficit in America today. There are plenty of celebrities, to be sure. But not that many politicians with substance, charisma and class.

Hillary Clinton has been a demonstrable failure in the only executive position she has ever held. She actively undermined democracy in Honduras, worsened our relationship with Russia, and made such a complete hash of Libya that our ambassador and three other Americans were murdered. So of course, with this kind of abysmal executive record, the only thing to do is elect her president, so that she can fail at an even more important job.

And people wonder why our federal government is such a giant clusterf&*k.

Nor do the reporters who travel with her have a stake in making enemies. Back in the day, I was on many of those trips: The quarters are close, and your access depends on not alienating people. It’s just too uncomfortable to travel with a secretary of state and their staff if you do. And besides, if you really start being tough, you may not make the access list back home.

She shines? I havent seen her much at all during the first term. She has been protected well, it’s why she is popular. She’ll have to actually talk to be President though, so her numbers wont be as hot as now.